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Prime Minister's Office
PM unveils National Emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament Building
Interacts with the Shramjeevis involved in the making of the Parliament
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the National Emblem cast on the roof of the New Parliament Building today morning.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“This morning, I had the honour of unveiling the National Emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament.”
The Prime Minister also interacted with the Shramjeevis involved in the work of the new Parliament.
“I had a wonderful interaction with the Shramjeevis who have been involved in the making of the Parliament. We are proud of their efforts and will always remember their contribution to our nation.”
The National Emblem is made of bronze with a total weight of 9500 Kg and is 6.5 m in height. It has been cast at the top of the Central Foyer of New Parliament Building. A supporting structure of steel weighing around 6500 Kg has been constructed to support the Emblem.
The concept sketch and process of casting of the National Emblem on the roof of New Parliament Building has gone through eight different stages of preparation from clay modeling/computer graphic to bronze casting and polishing.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
1st Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery Tournament to be held in Jamshedpur on April 12 and 13
The Sports Authority of India has approved a total amount of Rs 75 Lakh to host the Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery Tournament over six phases. TATA Archery Academy, Jamshedpur  is set to host the first phase of the tournament on April 12 and 13.
The tournament will be held across the Recurve and Compound events in the senior, Junior and Cadet Categories, and will be conducted as per the World Archery Rules. The Archery Association of India , in collaboration with the Jharkhand Archery Association and TATA Steel, are organising the tournament.
Top 32 Recurve and Compound archers in Senior, Junior and Cadet categories have been selected to be a part of the tournament based on the recent concluded National Championships. Archers who have also met the Minimum Qualification Score  in any of the International Championship/Nationals/Selection Trials/Khelo India tournaments/State Championship/State Selection Trials in 2021-2022, have also made the cut.
The six Women’s National Ranking tournaments will be held every alternate month with the final phase scheduled for December 2022. The cumulative points of the 5 phases shall be calculated to arrive at the ranking of the top 16 archers for the final phase in December wherein the top 16 archers shall be given cash awards, amounting to a total of Rs 37.5 Lakh.
The National Ranking Women Archery Tournament is yet another endeavour by the Khelo India’s Sports for Women component, which takes the most necessary steps to power in more female participation in a wide array of sports competitions. The support extends to not only giving grants but also helping in the proper organization and execution of the events. Past competitions include the U-17 Khelo India Football League and the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League , held across three phases of the tournament in New Delhi and Lucknow.
The Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery Tournament, now, will provide more competition and exposures at domestic levels for second, third and fourth lines of Archers, in line with Women Empowerment. This will also help to provide them exposure to matches to develop their mental toughness and competitiveness.
Ministry of Finance
CGST Mumbai Central Commissionerate busts a racket of fake ITC generators
: Mumbai, December 8, 2021
The officers of CGST Mumbai Central Commissionerate have smashed a racket of fake Input Tax Credit  generators, who had been passing this fake ITC to the tune of Rs. 35 crores to various entities. The officers have arrested the kingpin for generating and passing on this fake credit to more than 15 entities in and around Mumbai. The arrested person was receiving the fake ITC and passing it in the downward supply chain without actual receipt or supply of goods. He was arrested under section 69 of the CGST Act and produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate on Tuesday . He has been remanded him to the judicial custody for 14 days.
This case of arrest is one amongst a series of cases detected by the CGST Mumbai zone in the last three months, by launching a special campaign against those who are generating fictitious entities for availing and passing on fake ITC. The officers of Mumbai zone have unearthed more than 50 networks of tax evaders, detected tax evasion amounting to Rs. 3000 crores, recovered tax of Rs. 400 crores and arrested 24 persons in last three months.
To support the honest taxpayers, it has been an endeavour of the CGST department to cleanse out the fake entities and tax evaders who are generating and utilizing the fake ITC without actual receipt or supply of goods. In order to increase the revenue mop-up, CGST department shall carry on this special drive by doing intensive data mining and data analytics along with collection of specific intelligence from different sources.
Prime Minister's Office
Uttar Pradesh Governor calls on PM
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt. Anandiben Patel called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi yesterday.
The Prime Minister's office tweeted;
“Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt. @anandibenpatel, called on PM @narendramodi yesterday, on 26th July.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM dedicates, lays foundation stone for key projects in AIIMS
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today laid the Foundation Stone of the National Centre for Aging at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences  in New Delhi.This will provide the older population with multi-speciality healthcare. It will have 200 general ward beds.
During the same event, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the 555-bed Super Speciality Block in Safdarjung Hospital. He dedicated the 500-bed New Emergency Block in Safdarjung Hospital; the 300-bed Power Grid Vishram Sadan in AIIMS; and the Connection Motorable Tunnel between AIIMS, Ansari Nagar and Trauma Centre.
The Prime Minister said that in the last four years, a new direction has been given to public healthcare in India. He said that through a series of policy interventions, the Union Government is aiming at a situation where the poor and middle class can access good healthcare services.He said that existing healthcare infrastructure is being upgraded, and good healthcare facilities are being extended to tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
Mentioning the National Health Policy, the Prime Minister said that affordable healthcare and prevention of diseases are also high on the Government’s agenda. He said that Rural Development Ministry, Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry, Women and Child Development Ministry, and AYUSH Ministry are all involved in this multi-disciplinary approach.
The Prime Minister said that India has set a target to eliminate TB by 2025, which is well before the global target of 2030. He said he trusts the country’s medical sector to accomplish this task.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Distribution of Foodgrains During Covid-19 Crisis
Under the Phase-I of the pro-poor Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana , the Department on 30.03.2020 had allocated a total of about 121 Lakh Metric Tons  of foodgrains to all States/UTs for additional free-of-cost distribution to the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013  for a period of 3 months i.e. from April to June 2020. As per reports available in the Department, an average of about 94% foodgrains were distributed by States/UTs in each of the three months of under PMGKAY-I.
In July, the scheme was further extended for a period of another 5 months i.e. from July to November 2020, and under Phase-II of the scheme , the Department on 08.07.2020 had allotted approx. 201 LMT foodgrains, free of cost, to all States/UTs for a period of 5 months. So far, under PMGKAY-II, as reported by States/UTs, about 90% and 85% of monthly foodgrains for the months of July and August 2020 have been distributed, whereas for the month of September nearly 20% foodgrains have been distributed.
Under the Targeted Public Distribution System  reforms, the Department is implementing One Nation One Ration Card  plan with an objective to introduce nation-wide portability of all NFSA ration cards and enable the migrant ration card holders under the Act, to seamlessly access the Public Distribution System  anywhere in the country and lift their entitled foodgrains from any electronic Point of Sale  enabled Fair Price Shop  of their choice, by using their existing/same ration card after biometric/ Aadhaar authentication on ePoS device at the time of lifting of foodgrains from the FPS. So far, this facility is enabled in 26 States/UTs covering about 65 Cr. beneficiaries, i.e. nearly 80% of total NFSA population in the country. In wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the implementation of ONORC plan has been made an integral part of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan .
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AOC-IN-C CENTRAL AIR COMMAND
Air Marshal AP Singh assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief  Central Air Command  on 01 July 2022.
The Air Marshal was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF on 21 December 1984. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College. A Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot, he has more than 4900 hours of flying experience.
His operational tenures include being the Flight Commander and Commanding Officer of a MiG-27 Squadron and Air Officer Commanding of an air base. As a test pilot, he has served in 'Aircraft and System Testing Establishment' in various ranks and capacities. He led the MiG-29 Upgrade Project Management Team at Moscow, Russia; he was the LCA Project Director  at 'National Flight Test Centre' and Air Defence Commander at South Western Air Command. Prior to assuming the present appointment, he was Senior Air Staff Officer at Eastern Air Command.
For his distinguished service, the Air Marshal was awarded with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 26 Jan 2019.
On assuming appointment, the AOC-in-C was presented a ceremonial Guard of Honour. He then laid a wreath at the CAC War Memorial, paying tribute to the brave Air Warriors who laid down their lives serving the nation.
National Financial Reporting Authority
Two-day webinar being organised by National Financial Reporting Authority under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 
The Government of India under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is celebrating the commemoration of 75 years of India’s Independence with the initiative Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav .
Under AKAM, National Financial Reporting Authority  is organising a series of events to promote the understanding and awareness of Auditing and Accounting Standards among the stakeholders and citizens of the country in general.
A two-day webinar will be conducted by NFRA on 26th-27th October, 2021 to promote the compliance of Auditing and Accounting Standards across the economy. Detailed programme along with the joining details are available on the website of NFRA https://nfra.gov.in.
To join the 2-day webinar, a participant needs to click on the following link, fill in the details and register: https://webcastmca.nic.in/userreg.aspx
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to January, 2022 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions.
A detailed note is annexed.
Prime Minister's Office
PM receives congratulatory telephone calls from world leaders
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received congratulatory telephone calls from leaders across the world including from Ms Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh; HM Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan; Dr. Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan; Mr. K.P. Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal; Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of Maldives; Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia; Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan; Mr. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia; Mr. Pravind Jugnauth; Prime Minister of Mauritius; HRH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of UAE; and Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel on the victory in the General Elections 2019.
Warmly felicitating the Prime Minister, the leaders expressed the view that the historic mandate reflected the abiding faith of the people of India in the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Expressing his gratitude for their compliments and good wishes, the Prime Minister said that the general elections embodied the strength of Indian democracy, which is the world’s largest. He thanked the global leaders for their cooperation in developing mutually beneficial bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation, and expressed his desire to continue to work further with them in fostering even stronger ties.
The Prime Minister has also expressed his gratitude to several other leaders who have extended their felicitations to him over social media and other means.
Ministry of Power
NHPC reports highest ever Physical and Financial Performance for the half year
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- NHPC reports 12% jump in Standalone Net Profit
- The Company registers highest ever half yearly Standalone Profit after Tax  of Rs 2483 Crore
- NHPC’s total installed capacity is 7071 MW of renewable power through its 24 power stations
2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project 
Riding on strong operating performance, NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company has reported a 12% jump in Standalone Net profit. The Company has registered the highest ever half yearly Standalone Profit after Tax  of Rs 2483 Crore against Standalone PAT of Rs 2217 Crore for the corresponding previous half year.
NHPC’s share in Consolidated PAT for the current half year is Rs. 2575 crore which is 15% higher than the Consolidated PAT of Rs. 2243 crore for the corresponding previous half year.
Generation for the current quarter and half year is the highest ever at 10138 Million Units and 18303 Million Units respectively. The overall Plant Availability Factor of the Power Stations of the Company for the quarter and half year ended 30th September 2022 is also the highest ever at 99.87 and 99.23 percent respectively on standalone basis.
The NHPC Board approved the Financial Results for the Quarter and Half Year ended 30th September, 2022 in their meeting held on 10th November 2022.
NHPC Limited is India’s premier Hydropower Company. NHPC’s total installed capacity is 7071 MW of renewable power  through its 24 power stations including 1520 MW through subsidiary.
Ministry of Defence
General MM Naravane, COAS proceeds on visit to Bangladesh
Continuing with the excellent tradition of strong bilateral and defence ties between India and Bangladesh, General MM Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff has proceeded on a visit to Bangladesh from 08 to 12 April 2021. General Naravane's visit comes in the midst of Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations which mark 50 years of the liberation of Bangladesh, made possible by the historic leadership of the Bôngobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and heroics of the Mukti Bahini who fought shoulder to shoulder with Indian Armed Forces.
The Army Chief will pay tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by laying a wreath at the Shikha Anirban on 08 April 2021. This will be followed by one to one meetings with the three Service Chiefs of the Bangladesh’s Armed Forces. General Naravane will also visit the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi, where he will pay tributes to Bangladesh's founding father.
The COAS will interact with Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs on 11 April 2021 at Bangladesh Army's Multipurpose Complex in Dhaka where he will attend a seminar on UN Peace Support Operations and deliver a keynote address on “Changing Nature of Global Conflicts: Role of UN Peacekeepers”
General MM Naravane is also scheduled to interact with the Force Commanders of the United Nations Missions in Mali, South Sudan and Central African Republic and the Deputy Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutanese Army on 12 April 2021. He will also attend the closing ceremony of Exercise Shantir Ogrosena, a multilateral UN-mandated counterterrorism exercise comprising the Armed Forces of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka along with observers from the US, UK, Turkey and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia among others. The Chief will also witness the innovations of the Bangladeshi Armed Forces personnel during the Hardware Display.
The Chief of the Army Staff will interact with the members of Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support and Training Operations  during the last leg of his visit.
This visit will further deepen the bilateral relationships between the two Armies and act as a catalyst for closer coordination and cooperation between the two countries on a host of strategic issues.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Study indicates association of cloud bursts with forest fires
Are cloud bursts that are increasingly affecting life in the Himalayan foothills linked to the forest fires?
A recent study has found a connection between the formation of the tiny particles, the size of a cloud droplet on which water vapor condenses leading to the formation of clouds and forest fires. The quantity of such particles called the cloud condensation nuclei  were found to have peaks associated with forest fire events.
Scientists from Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna  Garhwal University and IIT Kanpur jointly measured the activation of cloud condensation nuclei and studied its impact on high altitude cloud formation and complexity of local weather phenomenon under the influence of different weather condition in the ecologically sensitive regions of Central Himalayas for the first time.
Cloud condensation nuclei , which can activate and grow into fog or cloud droplets in the presence of supersaturation  was measured by a droplet measurement technology’s  CCN Counter in the pristine Himalayan region at Himalayan Clouds Observatory , Swami Ram Tirtha  Campus of Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna  Garhwal University, Badshahithaul, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India.
This observation was carried out under a Climate Change Programme Division, Department of Science & Technology  funded project in collaboration with Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna  Garhwal University and IIT Kanpur, where the variation of CCN was reported on diurnal, seasonal, and monthly scale.
This first-time study published in the ‘Atmospheric Environment’ journal showed that the highest concentration of CCN was found to be associated with excessive fire forest activities of the Indian subcontinent. There were other peaks also associated with a variety of events, such as long-range transportation and local residential emission.
The study led by Alok Sagar Gautam from HNB Garhwal University Srinagar Uttarakhand and co-authored by S N Tripathi from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Abhishek Joshi, Karan Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, R C Ramola from HNB Garhwal University Srinagar Uttarakhand can help improve the understanding of the complex mechanism of cloud burst, weather prediction and climate change condition over this region of Himalayas.
This research will be helpful in source allocation of pollutants reaching the high-altitude regions of Garhwal Himalaya. Also, it will provide the better understanding for the cloud formation mechanism and weather extremities over this region.
Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118123
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231020308554
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
SEEPZ Mumbai to organise ten Day Mega Blood Donation Camp
Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone  under Ministry of Commerce and Industry is responsible for promoting exports from the country. SEEPZ completed 50 years of its foundation on 1st of May, 2023 and had organised many events during its Golden Jubilee Year. Among the events held last year, blood donation camp had received very good response from the SEEPZ officials and Unit Holders.
In response to Maharashtra State Blood Transfusion Council’s  request SEEPZ will organise a mega blood donation drive spanning 10 days starting May 22, 2023.
A pickup and drop facility will also be made available by the SEEPZ Authority. The Vehicles will be available at Kanjurmarg Station for the Central Line commuters and Andheri Station for the Western line Commuters.
Following officials can be contacted for further details.
Shri Rajendar Rane, Superintendent of Customs  Contact No. 9833327004
Shri Hanish Rathi, ADC , SEEPZ SEZ Contact No. 7976067037.
Mr. Ranjit Rawool, Appraiser Contact No. 9821754793.